GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Just like the Olympics, the Pan American Games come around every four years and bring together a team of talented athletes from the United States to compete in a multi-sport international. Unlike the Olympics, however, stars like swimming great Michael Phelps and runner Allyson Felix prefer to skip the event altogether.… Read More US lacking big names for Pan Am Games Guadalajara2011

By Gay Nagle Myers The 2011 Pan American Games open Friday in Guadalajara, an event that is drawing thousands of visitors to watch more than 6,000 athletes from 42 nations compete, including 275 competitors from the U.S. Guadalajara already has benefited from playing host to the games with newly paved roads, bridges, pedestrian walkways, spruced-up… Read More Guadalajara2011 ready to welcome Pan Am Games

Guadalajara is ramping up for the 2011 Pan American Games, an event scheduled for Oct. 14 to 30 that is expected to draw thousands of visitors to watch athletes from 42 nations compete, including 275 competitors from the U.S. This marks the third time that Mexico has hosted this event; it was held in Mexico… Read More Pan Am Games on in Guadalajara 2011

Guadalajara is one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico and Latin America. Endowed with an extraordinary climate is the land of Mariachi, Tequila, the Instituto Cultural Cabañas (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and home to a wide culture that ranges from fine art to the height of the popular arts. The Historic Center of Guadalajara… Read More Live Guadalajara